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Infobox musical artist|name = Taylor Hanson|background = solo_singer|image = TaylorHanson.jpg|birth_name = Jordan Taylor Hanson|birth_date = birth date and age|1983|3|14|origin = Tulsa, Oklahoma |instrument = singing|Vocals , Electronic keyboard|keyboards , piano , Percussion instrument|percussions , Bongo drum|bongos , drums , tambourine , guitar , bass guitar , harmonica |occupation = Musician |years_active = 1992& ndash;present|label = Mercury Records|Mercury , Island Records|Island , 3CG Records|3CG , S-Curve Records|S-Curve Taylor Hanson (born Jordan Taylor Hanson ; March 14, 1983) is an American musician best known as a member of the pop rock band Hanson (band)|Hanson .cite web | publisher = imdb.com | title = Taylor Hanson Actor's Page | url= http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0361306 | accessdate = 2006-12-10 He sings both lead and back-up vocals, and plays keyboard instrument|keyboard , percussion instrument|percussion (including drums , Bongo drum|bongo s and the tambourine ), guitar , harmonica , and piano . He is also the lead singer of supergroup (music)|supergroup Tinted Windows (band)|Tinted Windows .
Early life
Hanson was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the second oldest child of Clarke Walker Hanson and Diana Frances Hanson (née Lawyer).
Music career
Taylor sings and plays keyboard and the piano with the band Hanson (band)|Hanson . He and his older brother, Isaac Hanson|Isaac , started the band with younger brother Zac in 1992, and were initially known as The Hanson Brothers (later changed to just 'Hanson'). At the time, Isaac was eleven, Taylor was nine, and Zac Hanson|Zac was six. They performed as an a cappella group outside clubs in their hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa . On May 6, 1997, the band released their first major recording studio|studio album , Middle of Nowhere , with Mercury Records . The first single (music)|single , " MMMBop ", made it to chart-topper|number one on the Billboard Hot 100 record chart|chart . May 6th has been declared "Hanson Day" in Tulsa in honor of the release of Middle of Nowhere .
Taylor Hanson is a co-founder and co-CEO of 3CG Records , along with brothers Isaac and Zac Hanson.
It was announced in early 2009 that Taylor, along with former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha , Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos and Fountains Of Wayne bassist Adam Schlesinger , formed a new band called Tinted Windows (band)|Tinted Windows . The band played their first publicized gig at SXSW in Austin, Texas on March 20, 2009. Their first album was released on April 21, 2009. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/iha-carlos-hanson-schlesinger-form-band-1003942166.story Iha, Carlos, Hanson, Schlesinger Form Band http://tintedwindowsmusic.com/site/tintedwindowsmusic/section/name/press_release? site=tintedwindowsmusic Tinted Windows to Release Debut Album April 21St
Personal life
Taylor met his wife, Natalie Anne Bryant (born December 28, 1983), after a performance in Atlanta, Georgia in August 2000, during Hanson's This Time Around Tour. They were introduced by one of the band's roadie s. After dating for two years, 19-year-old Taylor and Natalie, then 18, were married on June 8, 2002 at the Ida Cason Chapel in Pine Mountain, Georgia . Natalie was already four and a half months pregnant with their first child, Ezra. http://www.hanson.net Hanson Official Web Site The couple currently has four children: Jordan Ezra (October 31, 2002), Penelope Anne (April 19, 2005), River Samuel (September 4, 2006), and Viggo Moriah (December 9, 2008). http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20245790,00.html Taylor Hanson and His Wife Welcome Baby Number 4 December 10, 2008
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External links
Official website| http://www.hanson.net
http://www.tintedwindowsmusic.com Tinted Windows Official Web Site
IMDb name|0361306|Taylor Hanson
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